Birthdays for Wednesday, March 10
Here’s wishing the happiest of VizEds birthdays to two wonderful visual journalists…
Jaco Grobbelaar is a graphic artist for die Burger, a daily newspaper in Cape Town, South Africa. Jaco turns 32 today.
Jesse Scaccia is a student at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Va., and editor of “hyperlocal” news site altdaily.com. A 2004 graduate of the University of Connecticut, Jesse also earned a degree from New York University in 2005. He hopes to graduate from ODU next year. Find his blog here. Jesse turns 31 today.
Jesse and Jaco share a birthday with actors Sharon Stone, Chuck Norris, Jon Hamm, Jasmine Guy and Emily Osment; musicians Carrie Underwood, Timothy Zachery “Timbaland” Mosley; sports greats Shannon Miller (gymnastics) and Jim Valvano (basketball coach); England’s Prince Edward; writer Bob Greene and bad guys James Earl Ray and Osama bin Laden.
Plus, today is Festival of Life in the Cracks Day. Seriously.
Best wishes, Jaco and Jesse! Have the best birthday ever!